switching to f/t

[Maixx]

For the past couple of months I've been trying to get my little female normal switched from pre killed mice over to f/t, then f/t rats.
On most attempts I end up feeding her the normal prekilled within 2 days, so she is eating during this time. She will take a kicking prekilled with in seconds of it being put in her tank.
She is about 8 months old (guessing, Petco snake with no info) and weighed in at 510g Sunday night.

I've read many threads and tried most things. The only thing I have't tried is "make her hungry" skipping feeding until she is hungry enough to take it.
I was curious on your thoughts about this. She is young and I don't know if I'm comfortable with doing this.

My wife calls her "my spoiled little princess".

[GoFride]

How are you warming up the F/T? Mine will refuse them if they aren't warm to the touch. You want to get as close as possible to that "still kicking prekilled" temp.

[Maixx]

I've tried both wet and dry thawing/ reheating. Heated up to 95 deg on my infrared.

Wet, in a ziplock bag in warm (not hot to the touch).
Dry, thawed at room temp on top of her cage then heated with a hair dryer (to a much annoyed wife). Not to quick or close as to cook it.

[RetiredJedi]

And then after heating it up, did you grab it behind the scruff of the neck and make it do the "zombie dance"?

[Maixx]

And then after heating it up, did you grab it behind the scruff of the neck and make it do the "zombie dance"?

Yeah, a few different ways from gentle to "fleeing"

Tried over night, bagging her with one.

[Justin Hatton]

i got really lucky i guess because i hear of all these people having feeding problems...i got my first bp in the beginning of june and she ate 2 days later and hasnt missed a meal since except when in shed...i got my girlfriend one at the beginning of july and he was in shed when i got him but 4 days later he shed and that night he ate a f/t...then i got another on the 20th of july and stopped and got it a rat and it ate as soon as i got home...i am for sure that my first two will eat f/t, prekilled, or live...i know the last one i got will eat live and prekilled and the preowner told me he will eat f/t as well...none of them has skipped a meal except when in shed...so lucky me i guess